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"Ha! I was so tickled to hear you read my original comment. Funny thing is, I know for a fact I'm not the only primatologist that  listens regularly. One of my best friends is also a primatologist and actually turned me on to the show in the first place! Incidentally, she worked with me in Suriname (also can be spelled Surinam), which is a country in the north east corner of South America.\n \nOk, I don't know that I will concede that \"Monkey Shines\" is real- injecting frozen brain shavings directly into the blood stream would basically do nothing of benefit- monkeys are definitely capable of all the basic physical things you see in the film. There are great apes (like Kanzi the bonobo) who have been trained to build fires. I'm not talking about just flicking a lighter, I mean he goes out and gathers wood and tinder/paper and builds an actual camp fire. While I don't buy into the psychic abilities (like Ella being able to navigate her way to where Northern Exposure and the Tucc are cuddled up), monkeys are wicked smart and capuchins in particular are naturally mischievous. If they can find a way to scam you (like Ella just grabbing and stashing the box of treats rather than waiting for the reward to be dispensed), they absolutely will. With capuchins, they might not be able to kill you, but they can certainly maim you beyond recognition. I wouldn't want one in my house and even less so if I was incapacitated in some way. I can't think of a worse pairing than a monkey and someone who can't move their arms and legs!\n \nI've worked in monkey sanctuaries before and the Helping Hands program is controversial and problematic at best. I won't rant about it here, but suffice to say when it comes to nonhuman primates in captivity, it isn't a question of IF they will turn, but WHEN. Then you end up with a real life horror show, like what happened to Charla Nash and Travis the chimpanzee.\n \nBottom line, nonhuman primates have little to no impulse control. They have great intelligence and all the emotional ups and downs of a child in the terrible twos with zero of the social taboos against acting out in violent or disgusting ways. Hence throwing poop when they are in captivity (this is something they NEVER do in the wild). Capuchins don't pee to mark their territory, but they do urine wash, i.e. pee on their hands and then rub it all over their bodies. There is an ecological reason for this that I won't bore you with as I've babbled for too long.\n \nIf you ever need a primatological consult in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!\n \nLooking forward to Rhinestone!!! Thank goodness my parents have a copy on VHS!?!!\n \nMONKEYS HAVE TAILS, APES DON'T!!!!\n"
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